Features by regional filmmakers appear across the festival’s main and parallel sections Arab cinema once again has a strong presence at the Cannes Film Festival, with selections across both the main sections and parallel categories in the 2026 event. This year's line-up includes features by Moroccan, Palestinian and Yemeni directors, as well as shorts from Tunisia, Syria, Algeria, Lebanon, Morocco and Sudan. Egyptian-French filmmaker Arthur Harari is also in main competition

The Acropolis Museum will take part in the celebration of International Museum Day under the theme “Museums connect the world,” offering a series of special activities for visitors on May 17 and 18, 2026. Sunday, May 17: Behind-the-scenes stories of a world-class museum On Sunday, the museum will be open from 09:00 to 20:00 with standard admission. Visitors will have the opportunity to attend a special presentation titled: “Acropolis Museum: Hidden stories from the journey of

Athens, 4 May 2026 — Greek wines have received major international recognition, with Vinsanto from Santorini ranking 3rd and Naousa from Macedonia placing 9th in the prestigious Top 20 Best-Rated Wine Types in the World, according to TasteAtlas. The annual ranking is based on millions of user ratings and expert reviews collected by TasteAtlas, one of the most respected food and drink databases globally. Full Top 20 Best-Rated Wines in the World Brunello di Montalcino – Tusca

Athens, April 8 - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the country will ban children under 15 from accessing social media from January 1 next year. "We have decided to take a difficult but necessary measure and ban children under 15 from accessing social media," he said in a video posted on TikTok on Wednesday. The prime minister added that he would press the European Union to take the same measure. Mitsotakis said he used social media to make the announcement so he

Rome, March 31 - Italy's birth rate fell to a new low of 1.14 children per woman in 2025, making it one of the countries with the lowest birth rates in the world, according to data released Tuesday by the Italian statistics agency ISTAT. The report also showed that Italy, which is struggling with a rapidly aging population, has one of the highest life expectancies in Europe: 81.7 years for men and 85.7 years for women. Sociologist Chiara Saraceno told AFP that women are delay

Brussels, March 26 – Around 30 percent of European online retailers are misleading their customers during Black Friday and Cyber ​​Monday sales, Brussels announced on Thursday, based on findings by consumer authorities. Inspections carried out by consumer protection authorities in 23 European Union (EU) member states, Iceland and Norway during the sales last November found that the discounts and promotions offered were actually less advantageous than the sellers claimed. The